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Tasty Baked Mac and Cheese
This rich and creamy macaroni and cheese casserole made with sour cream, butter, and 2 kinds of Cheddar cheese is ready in less than an hour.
Prep
30 min
Cook
25 min
Total
55 min
Serves
12
Instructions
- 01
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a 9x13-inch baking dish with parchment paper.
- 02
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until almost cooked through and firm to the bite, about 7 minutes. Drain and transfer to a large bowl. Sprinkle macaroni with 1/2 teaspoon salt and stir 1/2 cup butter into the pasta.
- 03
Mix 1/4 cup butter, sour cream, cream cheese, sharp Cheddar cheese, and egg yolk together in a bowl. Stir flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, cayenne pepper, and milk into the sour cream mixture.
- 04
Spread 1/4 cup sour cream sauce over bottom of prepared baking dish. Stir remaining sour cream sauce into macaroni. Pour macaroni into baking dish atop sauce layer; sprinkle mild Cheddar cheese over the casserole.
- 05
Bake in the preheated oven until heated through and cheese topping has melted, about 15 minutes.
Nutrition
per serving
- Calories
- 455
- Protein
- 16g
- Carbs
- 31g
- Fat
- 30g
- Fiber
- 1g
- Sugar
- 2g
- Sat. fat
- 18g
- Sodium
- 532mg
- Cholesterol
- 98mg
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